EYOTA — Dover-Eyota remembers how things played out a year ago against their rivals from Rochester.
Rochester Lourdes beat D-E by two points in the regular season, then by two touchdowns in the Section 1, Class 2A quarterfinals, ending D-E’s season.
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Dover-Eyota was determined to not suffer the same fate this fall.
Saturday, In another tight Eagles vs. Eagles battle, No. 2-seeded Dover-Eyota blew the game open in the third quarter en route to a 27-7 victory against sixth-seeded Lourdes in a Section 1-2A semifinal matchup.
D-E (8-2) advances to the section championship game against top-seeded Caledonia on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Paul Giel Field in Winona. Caledonia shut out fourth-seeded Rushford-Peterson 34-0 in the other section semifinal on Saturday night.
Lourdes’ season comes to an end at 4-6 overall.
“Credit Jon (Hauswald, D-E coach) and their staff, they’ve earned it,” Lourdes coach Mike Kesler said.
Lourdes opened the game by putting together a lengthy scoring drive the first time it had the ball; that drive was capped by a 2-yard Chase Carroll touchdown run.
Lourdes’ defense then got a stop, and its offense was driving well when D-E forced a turnover.
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